Champagne Perrier Jouet Cuvée Blason de France 1966 Bottle (75cl)
The Champagne Perrier-Jouët Cuvée Blason de France 1966 is a rosé champagne from Maison Perrier-Jouët, produced in Champagne. Its blend comprises 50% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay, and 25% Pinot Meunier. The Cuvée Blason de France is part of the estate's history: it was created starting from the 1955 harvest as a prestige cuvée intended for the restaurant trade. This 1966 vintage thus follows in the historical lineage of Perrier-Jouët's Blason de France champagnes.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Sparkling Rose
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Champagne
- Producteur / Domaine
- Perrier Jouët
- Cuvée
- Blason de France
- Millésime
- 1966
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 50% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay, 25% Pinot Meunier
Perrier Jouët
Founded in Épernay in 1811, Perrier-Jouët is a Champagne house owned by the Pernod Ricard group. Its estate-owned vineyards cover 65 hectares, notably in the Côte des Blancs, with a significant proportion planted with Chardonnay. The house is also associated with the Japanese anemone motif created by Émile Gallé in 1902.
- Owner
- Pernod Ricard
- Maître de chais
- Séverine Frerson-Gomez
- Surface (ha)
- 65.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
The Perrier-Jouët house was founded in Épernay in 1811 by Pierre-Nicolas Perrier and Rose-Adélaïde Jouët, one year after their marriage. Pierre-Nicolas Perrier was then a winegrower and botanist, whilst Rose-Adélaïde Jouët came from a family of Norman merchants. From its earliest decades, the house took a particular interest in Chardonnay and gradually acquired plots in the Côte des Blancs, notably in Cramant and Avize. Their son Charles Perrier took over the management of the house in 1848. In 1842, Perrier-Jouët created the Cuvée K, presented by the house as its first brut champagne. In 1902, Octave Gallice commissioned Émile Gallé to design a motif of Japanese anemones for one of the house’s bottles; this motif became its enduring hallmark. In 1964, four magnums decorated by Gallé were rediscovered by cellar master André Baveret, an event that led to the creation of the Belle Époque cuvée. Perrier-Jouët joined the Pernod Ricard group in 2005. Since October 2020, Séverine Frerson-Gomez has been the house’s cellar master.
Blason de France
Blason de France is a historic prestige cuvée from Perrier-Jouët, created from the 1955 harvest. It was notably distinguished by a flared bottle that was unconventional for the time. Its flacon later inspired the design of the Maison's classic collection.
- Cuvée creation year
- 1955
- Position within the range
- A former prestige cuvée of the Maison, now historical and distinct from the commercialized range.
Histoire de la cuvée
Created by Cellar Master Jean Jung, Blason de France appeared for the 1955 harvest and was served in top restaurants. This historic cuvée inspired Blason Rosé as well as the design adopted in 2018-2019 for the bottles of the Perrier-Jouët classic collection.
